Re: How did things go at the SoCal Pro Solo Event? (tre-longoso)

["Mike VanAmburgh" <vmichael12@qwest.net>]

Neal, for the regular ProSolo runs, your time starts when you break the
line (just like drag racing) and your time is your ET only.  For the
challenge rounds, your ET and RT (reaction time) are added together. 
Apparently, that rule changed just this year.  I hear that last year the
RT and ET were added even for the regular runs.

Mike

Neal Tovsen wrote:
> 
> > Then I learned that the reaction time from competition didn't mean jack.
> > This means that a red light is STUPID. No reason for it to happen. The
> > reaction time is only important at the challenge. This much I lurnt.
> 
> You wanna explain that one? AFAIK, when the light turns green, the clock
> starts. Considering I'm guilty of leaving the car in neutral (call it a
> REALLY bad reaction time!), and it KILLED my time for that run, I believe
> this to be true. Why wouldn't it matter?
> 
> I am also only just beginning to realize the importance that a good launch
> makes. Current popular thought suggests that a Impreza 2.5RS won't compete
> with an Integra Type R. Autocross normally has a "rolling" start, so you
> don't have to deal with wheelspin issues, launches, or reaction times. In a
> ProSolo, though, with more practice I should be able to cut a consistent
> 2.0-2.1 60' time. If the Type R has a hard time making a 2.4 off the line,
> that gives me a .3-.4 sec. advantage before we even hit the first turn.
> That's HUGE. Every time I ran against an ITR bears this out: I was ALWAYS a
> car length ahead of them before the first turn (it's intimidating hearing
> the VTEC kick in behind you tho!). Even if the ITR is better on the rest of
> the course, I'm not sure that it is going to be .4 sec better. IMHO, a good
> launch with a good reaction time and minimum wheelspin WILL make or break
> you...just like a drag race. A .1 improvement in the first 60' translates
> directly into AT LEAST a .1 improvement in your overall time. It also means
> you're also carrying more velocity at the end of the straight into the turn,
> improving your time even after the 60'.
> 
> Neal
> 
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